Gorgeous HD Parasailing Video Shot on Canon 7D
Written by mike on October 25th, 2009Gorgeous colors, beautiful movement, rich light. All from the new Canon 7D.
(The interview shots are done on the Panasonic HVX 200)
I’ve been meaning to post about the new Canon camera for a couple months, and this parasailing video finally me to do so. The recently released Canon 7D is the current pinnacle of video-enabled digital SLR cameras. Perhaps because they’ve got a history in the video segment, and understand it better than Nikon does, Canon has made some desirable moves in video functionality on their cameras with each new release.
- The 7D finally gives video makers a range of framerates: 23.97, 29.97 50 and 60
- An impressive bitrate of 50 mbps
- Manual exposure control
- And the price is totally reasonable: just under/around $2000 (check it on Amazon)
This camera is a filmmaker’s dream. The APS-C sized sensor does tasty things with the background blur, and works great with older Canon lenses by dropping the fringy edges from the shots – something that a full frame sensor would pick up.
DIY video expert Eugenia Loli-Queru posted a great 7D entry on her blog with additional information and excitement.
Here’s another great wrap-up of 7D info, with a wish list for the next generation (autofocus being #1)
Makes me think about selling my Nikon.
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Incredible…the 7D is really changing the game! I’m wondering if any color grading was done to that footage; there was no mention of it on Christian Fitzpatrick’s HD blog. The blues are out of this world!
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Michael – isn’t it stunning? I thought I read somewhere on Vimeo that this was directly from the camera, no coloring done. But I might be mistaken from all the videos I’ve been watching. I did see a note that the guy who posted it thanked the weather for being really bright and sunny.